Contemporary worship

Palace alongside other paintings derived from classical texts. Since an 1826 acquisition it has resided within The National Gallery, London. Titian also produced three other works in this series; the Prado’s pair, Bacchanal of the Andrians and The Worship of Venus, which are currently held in the Museo del Prado, Madrid. At 176.5 x 191 cm Bacchus and Ariadne is a great artwork composed of many elements…

Upon first reading a description of BoJack Horseman, one might not be very interested in watching this animated dramedy. The idea of a middle-aged, washed out protagonist who is struggling to revive his former career is not particularly new or innovative. But what if it were set it in a sardonic world full of anthropomorphic animals? Created by Raphael Bob-Waksberg, BoJack is a horse that rose to fame in a fictional hit sitcom called “Horsin’ Around” in which he played the role of a bachelor…

the articles we read discussed how music in other cultures, such as Balinese or African, differs from western music in the fact that in our culture music is purely aesthetic or for entertainments purpose while in many other cultures it is used in worship and therefore becomes a much more important part of these people 's lives. Traces of the Spirit challenges the idea that modern western…

In the Holy Bible, there is verse that reads “Love the Lord your God and keep his requirements, his decrees, his laws, and his commands always” (The Holy Bible, Deu. 11.1). The meaning of this is that if God’s children obey him and remain steadfast in their faith, God will bless them in ways that they could never have imagined. In the Book of Job, this promise is exemplified when Job, who is perfect in all ways, is cursed twice by Satan (with God’s permission), only to later be rewarded for his…

The act of translation is an inherently derivative act, while simultaneously giving the author a new agency over the material. The translator becomes the new works author, in this case a translation of the Psalms of David translated by Anne Locke. The piece was distributed anonymously, so the credibility of the author’s work cannot lie with reputation, but with literary talent. An author can prove their intellect and the importance of their work to the audience through alluding to classical…

Megan Reid is an Assistant Professor of Religion at the University of Southern California. Reid states from the beginning of her book Law and Piety in Medieval Islam that the goal of her writing is to show culture effecting law in the Medieval Islamic world using primary sources such as treaties, law manuals, and biographies. Reid uses manuals of law, fatwa collections, chronicles and obituaries to show what it meant to be a good medieval Muslim. The author states that she wants to show how…

have to put God’s Words first and lead the congregation to properly lean on God’s Words in God’s way. Churches need to pursue vigorously God’s Words on behalf of people. It is the substance, not the form. It is the relationship, not the rituals. Worships are to praise God and prayers are to connect with God. There are churches hanging on organ and hymn books. There are extremely exclusive churches. There are churches repeating its routines for years and turning into formality. There are…

The Matrimonial Causes Act of 1857 and debates about divorce also brought more aspects of private domestic life into the public eye, increasing, access to the scandals and secrets of other people’s domestic lives. Idylls of the King, in many ways, caters to Victorian interest in gossip and scandal, displaying openly the infidelity and turmoil within the marriage of two fictional royal characters and the various members of their kingdom. Perhaps it was these qualities reflected in the Idylls…

Christian liturgy is a pattern for worship used by a Christian congregation or denomination on a regular basis while Theology is the critical study of concepts of God and of the nature of religious ideas. Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer and musician of the Baroque period. He was born in Eisenach into a great musical family and moved to Leipzig in 1723. He is extremely known for his German styles through his skill in counterpoint, harmony, motivic development, use of rhythm, forms,…

release from human suffering. When enlightenment was reached, the process of rebirth would cease and the person would be in a state of contentment. By the end of the period of disunity, China was engulfed with Buddhist shrines, temples of Buddhism worship, pavilions and courtyards where religious carnival markets, parades, and festivals were held, and multi-story pagodas that raised the image of Buddhism. During this time, Buddhism would be the universal religion in…